T20 World Cup 2022 - India vs Pakistan Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
India vs Pakistan – T20 World Cup Match 16 | |
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Date | 23rd October 2022 |
Time | 1:30 PM IST, 8:00 AM GMT, 7:00 PM LOCAL |
Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
India will take on Pakistan in a blockbuster clash of the T20 World Cup. Pakistan have outdone India in recent times, having beaten them in the last edition of the T20 World Cup and Asia Cup so they will be high on confidence. However, the lack of runs from the middle order is a massive concern for them.
Apart from Babar and Rizwan, no other batter has been able to shoulder the responsibility of the team's batting. The bowling through looks lethal, especially with Shaheen Afridi back in the team.
Meanwhile, India are one of the favourites to win the title. They have been terrific in recent times, having defeated South Africa and Australia in the T20I series. India also defeated Australia in the warm-up game. The bowling is sort of a concern but the batting makes up for that.
The wicket should be a good one to bat. However, with overcast conditions, the ball might do a bit for the first few overs. Also, spinners will be handy on this surface as it’s very a big ground.
The weather is not very good as plenty of rain is expected on the match day. The rain chances are as high as 80 per cent.
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Arashdeep Singh/Harshal Patel
Mohammed Rizwan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman/Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed/Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shan Masood, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
Mohammad Shami is likely to play for India against Pakistan and one of Arshdeep Singh or Harshal Patel is likely to miss out. Pakistan will also unleash its biggest weapon, Shaheen Afridi against India.
India have dominated Pakistan in T20Is big time.
Matches Played | IND | PAK | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Mohammed Rizwan |
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Batters | Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Babar Azam, KL Rahul |
All-rounders | Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya (vc), Mohammad Nawaz |
Bowlers | Mohammed Shami, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Suryakumar Yadav |
Suryakumar Yadav has been in staggering form of late. Many experts have even called Surya the best T20 batter of all time. Having played brilliantly against South Africa and Australia, Surya also scored a 50 in the warm-up game. With Rohit not in the best of form, Surya will be key for India.
Mohammad Rizwan has been the Mr. consistent in T20I cricket for Pakistan. Rizwan had a staggering series against England and scored 316 runs in 6 games. He was Pakistan's leading run-getter in the tri-series in New Zealand as well, with 201 runs.
Virat Kohli has returned to form after a long hiatus and the veteran will be hungry to set the stage on fire. With a century and a couple of fifties in recent times, Virat Kohli will be India's biggest asset with the bat.
Mohammed Shami bowled just one over in the warm-up game but gave a lot of answers to India's concerns with the ball. He took three wickets to help India win the game. His control on the ball while bowling toe crushers was simply brilliant to watch. Shami can be lethal with the new ball and he has proved that he can be equally good at death as well.
There is a lot of hype around Shaheen Afridi ahead of the IND vs Pak clash. The India top order has been troubled with left-arm pacers and Shaheen is one of the best going around. His spell with the new ball will be crucial for Pakistan.
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